The woman instinctively undoes a dragon-shaped hidden clasp in the palace, an action that should be impossible for a first-time visitor, drawing immediate suspicion from the man present. He questions her, noting her cold hands and probing her background, while she nervously maintains a facade of reverence towards him as the ruler. Confronted directly about her true willingness to serve, her internal conflict surfaces as she recalls a past life. After a tense hesitation, she definitively affirms her commitment, a choice that resolves the immediate standoff but leaves her true motives and the ruler's lingering doubts dangerously unresolved.